Do you love puppies and kittens? Do you hate taxes and wasteful government spending? Do you sweat the details, enjoy working with a team, and dig a fast-paced startup culture?
If you answered yes, read on: this is your dream career opportunity. We’re looking for a Public Policy & Communications Assistant to help us build the future… today.
What We’re Looking For: A Public Policy & Communications Assistant to provide day-to-day support for WCW’s federal government relations and external communications. They will work remotely from home and closely with the Senior Vice President of Advocacy and Public Policy and other remote staff and consultants. Must be fully committed to our bipartisan and strictly single-issue mission of ending wasteful government spending on animal experiments, and demonstrate strong interest in issue advocacy, politics, public affairs, animal advocacy, or pro-liberty causes.
Why You Want This Job: WCW is a nonprofit, bipartisan government watchdog featured in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the New York Times. Our mission is to expose and close the U.S. government’s $20 billion animal testing business. We’ve rescued, positively impacted, and saved 29,000 lives, cut $99 million in wasteful spending, and shut down 114 labs and experiments. Our strategy? Stop the Money. Stop the Madness!
WCW is the most effective organization for getting animals out of labs. WCW closed the U.S. government’s largest cat laboratory: USDA’s “Kitten Slaughterhouse.” WCW slashed FDA’s monkey testing by 63%. WCW ended all painful experiments on dogs at the Dept. of Veterans Affairs—the first group to shutter canine labs across a federal agency—and closed all of NIH’s in-house dog labs. WCW won the first-ever federal policies to retire and release survivors from U.S. government labs. WCW exposed NIH’s cat experiments at a Kremlin-run lab and united the GOP and President Biden to de-fund all animal testing in Russia. WCW investigators uncovered—and stopped—Dr. Fauci’s tests on beagle puppies. WCW first exposed how U.S. taxpayers funded the Wuhan lab—and rallied President Trump to cut the lab leak center and probable origin of COVID. No other animal protection group has shut down government primate labs in a decade; federal dog labs in nearly two decades; or government cat labs in at least four decades. WCW isn’t just in the business of stopping animal testing. We’re in the business of making history.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The Public Policy & Communications Assistant is responsible for specific duties that include (but aren’t limited to) the following:
- Database Management: Day-to-day monitoring and tracking of Capitol Hill activities, contact with Members of Congress (MOCs), and media coverage, and maintaining press lists.
- Research: Assist with research of MOC offices, federal agencies, policy issues, media members and outlets, white papers, reports, academic journal articles, public records, and more.
- Lobbying: Assist with day-to-day lobbying, scheduling meetings with Congressional staff and sending emails to Capitol Hill to build support for WCW’s public policy initiatives.
- Relationship Building: Help strengthen WCW’s existing relationships with MOCs, Capitol Hill staff, and the media by distributing updates on key campaigns and initiatives.
- Events: Assist with organizing Congressional briefings, virtual events, and Hill events to educate MOCs and staff.
- Writing: Assist with drafting and editing content that summarizes and advances our policy priorities for various audiences, including Capitol Hill offices, coalition partners, other key stakeholders, donors, and the general public.
- Campaign Coordination: Coordinate with other WCW departments to maximize visibility and build support for public policy initiatives.
- Miscellaneous: Additional relevant duties, as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS: A competitive candidate will have the following background, knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- At least 1 year of work or internship experience in government relations, grassroots campaigns, issue advocacy, media, and/or Congress.
- Demonstrated interest in public policy, animal protection, pro-liberty causes, transparency, and accountability in government, and/or politics.
- Strong attention to detail, critical thinking skills, and written and verbal communication skills.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
- You must be an independent, proactive self-starter and relish a startup work culture.
- Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a dynamic team environment.
- You must reside in the United States. Candidates in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area preferred.
Compensation: This is a full-time, work-from-home, salaried position that includes vacation/personal days, health benefits, and a 401K opportunity. The pay range is $40,000 to $42,999. Salary is commensurate with experience.
To Apply: Send resume, cover letter, references, and salary requirements to careers@whitecoatwaste.org with the subject line: Public Policy & Communications Assistant.
Please note: We will only consider applicants who submit all required documents.